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Home Studio
Home studio-Building a Home Studio
Once an artist decides they wish to have the ability to work on and record tracks at home some decisions need to be made. One of the first questions the artist must ask themselves is what level product do they wish to produce in this space? As an artist will your home studio be used to flush out ideas that you will take to another studio to record and master properly? If your answer is yes than there are several inexpensive options available to you.
There are several portable studios that will allow you to work on projects virtually anywhere. An example of an inexpensive analog studio is the Tascam 414. This recorder records on standard cassette tapes. The sound quality is really inferior compared to digital stand-alone recorders. The advantage is the low price of the equipment and the small size would allow you to take this with you on vacation or practically anywhere. You must mix down your finished work to an external source. The cassette you record on will not play in a normal cassette player. You have audio outputs that allow you to plug in and mix down your song. Look around for various analog multi-track recorders.
Here is a song recorded on a Tascam 414
This song was recorded in Saudi Arabia in a barracks room. On these types of recorders you have 4 tracks. On one track I recorded the instrumental (drums, bells, melody) that I created on a Ensoniq ASR-X. The next track I recorded my friend Ron on Guitar. I then recorded my vocals on a third track. I probably bounced (copied) the instrumental and guitar on the remaining track, which freed up two more tracks for overdubbed vocals and another guitar track.
The next type of portable studio is the digital stand-alone studio. I have used the Boss Br-1180. The advantage to this machine is the portability, and clarity. The drawback is the price. You have more tracks at your disposal and lose less if you chose to bounce tracks because you are dealing with a digital format. I have the model with includes a cd drive which allows you to mix down your tracks internally. Look around for other digital multi-track recorders.
Here is a song recorded on the BR-1180
These machines are great but present some challenges in collaborating with other artist. The instrumental for this song was made in New York and emailed to California. Then the the audio was imported using audio cables which lost some the sound quality. Our next choice solves this issue.
Finally the to me the best choice is a multi-track recorder computer based program.
I have used Cool Edit and Protools. These recording programs allow you to import digital files as waves or mp3s so no quality is lost transferring files. You also have the option of recording audio real time which your will be doing most likely with your voice. They can be as portable as the other choices when installed on a laptop and the software allows for almost unlimited modification of sounds and editing. Check around for some muli-track recording software some times you can find demo versions or free limited versions.
Here is a song recorded in Cool Edit.
Good luck and feel free to contact me with any questions.
About the Author
Lover of music and the creative process Bonafide has been creating music solo and as a member of various hip hop groups since '95. Mirrors of the Mind
What do i need to make a good, cheap, in-home recording studio?
I want to start rapping but i don't know what hardware/software i need to make beats, record the vocals and mix the software in a professional manner. I've been recording through audacity but the sound quality sucks and i really want a good in-home studio. I have a computer but nothing else and i need to be able to produce a full, quality, demo Cd. Please no stupid answers about rap or anything like that, im looking for good straight forward answers only. Thanks
Great question!
Here is an article that should answer it for you: http://www.audioneeds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=208
Also, you should consider joining an audio forum. Forums are great because they're free, and there are usually tons of people on there who can help you with your trade. A good one is http://www.audioneeds.com
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